Obama's Biggest Miscalculation Is A Yuge Understatement

But that miscalculation was not just Obama's.  A bunch of people didn't believe how insane the white racists in the Republican Party would go after Obama's election--or how the entire Republican Party would pander to that racist element.  Far too many decent Americans thought Obama's election represented a real step forward in ending racism in the country, and those people would take far too long to react to the explosion of racist activism inside and outside the government.  Obama didn't merely miscalculate, he doomed his legacy by failing to call out the villains from day one.  Now the Republicans are crazed enough to turn their backs on their beloved Constitution because the POTUS happens to be that black guy.  If Obama had faced the racist hatred early on, he might have been able to make a difference.